Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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